Yanks Strike Japanese Oil Refineries In Wide Raid
Allied air forces intensified bombings of Japan's oil infrastructure with a third refinery hit near Osaka and a Shimotsawa facility. B 29s and carrier air wings reported extensive damage, destroying ships and facilities from Nippon to Formosa as Nimitz, MacArthur, and other commanders announce large-scale disruptions to fuel and shipping networks.
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Guam
Japan
Maruzen
Osaka
Nippon
Marvzen
Cpl
H. Power
Carrollton
Oanus
Honshu Island
China
Marine Corsairs
Kyushu
Sakishimi Islands
Formosa
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Fleet Air Wing One
Okinawa
Pacific
Son
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Meko
Pescadores
Celebes
Java
Malang
Kangeen Islands
First Americans Enter Red-Held Center of Berlin
Private First Class Harvey Natchees of the Ute Nation became the first American to enter central Berlin as the Second Armored Division moved into the Russian- held city. He rode past Unter den Linden amid cheers as British forces prepared to advance into the core, while a Berliner asked him to locate a brother serving with American forces in France.
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Berlin
Unter den Linden
Harvey Natchees
Ute
Zhiendorf
London
Tiergarten
Kaiser's Palace
Natchees
Utah
William Schwetlendeck
France
Margaret Titze
Sheepshead Bay
Potsdam
Street Scene Signs and Odd Driving Habits Noted
In a grocery store a sign proclaims We have nothing sweet creasy or smoky. Early in the day teens are seen riding double on bicycles and on sidewalks. An old man driving a gas cart stops to spit tobacco juice, then calmly proceeds.
All Day Fourth of July Carnival Climax Planned
An all day program tomorrow will climax the two weeks showing of the annual Fourth of July Carnival sponsored by the American Legion.
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The
American Legion
Magistrates Keep 9 Month School In Million Budget
Sullivan County budget actions set a 1 123 035 54 total for Blountville grade schools with a nine month term and a tax rate of 2 16, shifting levy funds to support elementary education while preserving prior levels amid county fund reallocations. Also reported are parade events and performances at a local carnival and a note on post office holiday closures.
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Irving Siegel
Cordanut Grove
Miami
Fila
the Legion Hillbilly
Lance of the
Flying Aliens
Starlght Revug
Blountville
Spl
Sullivan County
Leaders Hope Tradition Breaks Deadlock Over FEPC Funding
Washington leaders urged that tradition end the deadlock on FEPC financing in the war agencies bill. Chairman Cannon said the House may accept a Senate stance by blocking FEPC funds of 250000, risking Senate rejection of the larger 71000000 war agency package. FEPC supporters plan amendments to fund the agency, despite uncertain votes and possible Senate resistance to other war agency items.
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Washington
Houses
FEPC
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Legislative Branch
House
Rules Committee
PEPC
Roosevelt
War Agency
Office of War Information
Governors urge help for small business reconversion
Governors at Mackinac Island urged that small business get a head start in reconversion and farmers receive better support than handouts. Governor Hunt of Wyoming proposed a small business loan pattern and nonexclusive licenses to use wartime patents to boost new enterprises. He warned that current taxes threaten revival, while Governor Sparks criticized past farm subsidies as ineffective.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Seater C. Hunt
Wyoming
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Harold BE. Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight Green
Illinois
H. P. Carville
Nevada
Hunt
Federal Housing Administration
Bowth
Sparks
Chinese Troops Capture Sinfong and Key Areas
Chinese high command announced the capture of Sinfong in Kiangsi Province, a vital highway center northeast of Canton, as forces in Kwaengsi Province encircled Liucheng near Liuchow, recaptured Shapoyu, and fighting raged in Incheng. About 1,000 Japanese troops reportedly pushed north from Hinhsiakow but were halted by Chinese forces.
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Chungking
Sinfong
Kiangsi
Canton
U. S. 14Th Air Force Base
Kanhsien
Hong Kong-Hankow
Kwaeng- Si
Liucheng
Liuchow
Hinhsiakow
Australians Strike Balikpapan Seizure Advances
Manila AP reports Australian infantry pressed across rivers of flaming oil and waves of Japanese fire to seize parts of Balikpapan in southeast Borneo. They claimed control of Sepinggang and Manggar airfields and stood about 1,500 yards from the city heart as bombardments and tank support continued.
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Manila
Borneo
Balikpapan
Sepinggang
Manggar
Balike Rapan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Seventh Division
New Gumes
Syrian Deserts
Apread
Mac Mun MacArthur
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Melbourne
Brines
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Kiandasan
Poalrang
Jand
Arca
Remnants Of Once Strong Jap Force In Pl Isolated
Allied pursuit tightens around remaining Japanese forces in Mindanao and Luzon as units encircle Walog village along the Agusan River and trap retreating troops. Filipino and American troops push across northern Cavite Valley and destroy enemy tanks near Carlo, Attierian, and Sierra Madre foothills while cordillera remnants tighten around Baguio.
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Manua
Walog
Agusan River
Mindanao
Associated Press
Richard Bergsholz
Eighth Army
Luzon
Cageyan
Carlo
Attieriéan Sith
Sierra Madres
Cordillera Mountains
Bagnio
Douglas MacArthur
Communiqte
Stegall Named Head of Veteran Affairs Group Nashville
Gov Jim Mc Cord appointed G Stegal of Tullahoma to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. The office said ten district field representatives will be named later to assist Stegall.
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Stegall
Nashville
Jim McCord
G. 5
Stegal
Tullahoma
Department of Veterans Affairs
McCord
Feld
New Commands In Pacific War Area
New command reshuffles announced by Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz place Lt. Gen. Robert Richardson in charge of U S Army forces in the Middle Pacific and under Nimitz while retaining his Hawaiian duties. Gen. Wilhelm Steyer named commander of the Western Pacific as Richardson and Steyer supervise training and supply. Nimitz names leaders for the Ryukyus and Okinawa including Maj. Gen. Louis Woods and Maj. Gen. F G Wallace with Rear Adm. C H Cobb and Vice Adm. J B Oldendorf directing naval and Third Fleet forces in the Ryukyus.
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Douglas MacArthur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Navy
Robert €. Richardson
U. S. Army
Pacific Ocean
Nimitz
Middle Pacific
MacArthur
Hawaiian Department
Wilhelm D. Steyer
Western Pacific
Richardson
Steyer
Tenth Army
Ryukyu
Joseph W. Stilwell
C. H. Cobb
Ryulkyus
Louis E. Woods
DAV Head Urges Aid For Disabled Vets
Milton D. Cohn national commander of the Disabled American Veterans visits Kingsport urging priority for disabled veterans, widows, and orphans. He cites his two month tour of battle areas and praises frontline medical crews, nurses, and evacuation efforts while noting the need for greater recognition and pay for corpsmen.
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Sia
Spencer Leonard
X. National
Milton D. Corn
The
Disabled American Veterans
Kingsport
Montgomery
Ala
Alfred Cohn
Cohn
Milton D. Cohn
Albert Cohn
Kingsport Inn
D.A
British Isles
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Infantry
Rainbow
DAV
Churchill Attlee Open Last Drive Before Election
Britain faces a close national vote with Prime Minister Churchill and Clement Attlee rallying supporters in London. Churchill led a letter dispute over Labour executive control, while Attlee defended party procedures as Labour leaders spoke across the city, including a major stop at Walthamstow stadium.
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London
Churchill
Clement Atties
Britain
Conservative
Attlee
Laborites
Walthamstow
Attlea
Labor Party
Labor
Daily Mail
Harold Lasii
Arthur Greenwood
Green Sees Possibility Of Unanimous Ratification
Senator Green of Rhode Island said the United Nations Charter likely to be ratified unanimously with broad public support. He noted hearings begin next week with Edward Stettinius Jr and Leo Pasvolsky detailing the charter's meaning, aiming to establish a prima facie case before any opposition views are heard.
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Washington
Green
D-Ri
League of Nations
Senate
Associated Press
Foreign Relations Committee
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Truman
United States
Stettinius
Leo Pasvoisky
State Department
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Japs promise new fighters to knock out B 29s
Japanese radio boasted of upcoming fighters to threaten American B 29s while admitting limited air opposition to bombings. Reports cite Domei broadcasts on Kyushu raids, Osaka area bombings, and Tokyo claims of homeland defense plans. Evacuation talks and food rationing indicate worsening conditions as Allies widen operations in Southeast Asia and Borneo.
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San Francisco
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Domei
Kumamoto
Kyushu
Kainan
Osaka
Tokyo
Jsland
Russia
Java
Singapore
Great
Borneo
Kuching
Brunei
Litle
Kingsport Publishing Company cancels afternoon Times for July Fourth
Kingsport employees will not publish the Wednesday afternoon Kingsport Times to allow all city workers to join Independence Day celebrations. The Kingsport News will print two comic pages in Thursday’s edition and two in Wednesday morning’s issue to maintain comic continuity. Employees are invited to a company picnic at Silver Lake on Wednesday.
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Kingsport Publishing Company
Kingsport Times
The
Kingsport News
Silver Lake
Four Tennesseans One Virginian on Army Navy Lists
War and Navy Departments released personnel lists on Tuesday naming four Tennesseans and one Virginian. Included are two Army liberated POWs in Germany, one Navy wounded, and one Army wounded in the Pacific. The Southwest Virginian is listed as an Army liberated POW in Germany. Tennessee POWs include S/Sgt Clarence B. Harmon and T/Sgt George D. Swingle both from Greeneville and Erwin respectively. Navy wounding is Thomas Elton Pierce of Johnson City. Army wounded in the Pacific is Pfe. James H. VanHoy of Johnson City. Pvt Otis V. Huff from Cocbura is listed among German POWs.
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War and Navy Departments
Germany
Navy
Pacific
Otis V. Huff
Netha MM Huff
Cocbura
Careful Driver Wins Kingsport Safety Award
Mra J D Odons of 00 Went Sullivan wins the Kingsport Safety Council careful driver award for Tuesday. Odoms license number 5 8204 is noted but the report ends abruptly.
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Kingsport Safety Council
Mra
J. D. Odons
Sullivan
Mra. Odom
Drova
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Edge
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DAV Head
By Hilton Crawford
Texyo
Great Britain
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